19. 1. States Parties shall take all appropriate
legislative, administrative, social and educational measures to protect the
child from all forms of physical or mental violence, injury or abuse, neglect or
negligent treatment, maltreatment or exploitation, including sexual abuse, while
in the care of parent(s), legal guardian(s) or any other person who has the care
of the child.
2. Such protective measures should, as appropriate, include
effective procedures for the establishment of social programmes to provide
necessary support for the child and for those who have the care of the child, as
well as for other forms of prevention and for identification, reporting,
referral, investigation, treatment and follow-up of instances of child
maltreatment described heretofore, and, as appropriate, for judicial
involvement.